Houndmouth frontman Matt Myers dodges comparisons and gets his kicks just fine
Originally released in 1990 as Remarks: The Story Of R.E.M. (and subsequently updated, minus the photos, as Remarks Remade in 2002), Perfect Circle is the fitting, final written chapter of…
It’s impossible to have grown up in the ’70’s without hearing The Eagles as a staple of AM radio, let alone not have been seduced by the catchy tunes and…
A surprising release from this Iowa City/Fort Collins duo; music that is bright and sunny, counterbalanced by somewhat dark lyrics. I like this; it’s wide – all over the map…
In revisiting Green, I have to remove myself from the R.E.M.-worshiper that I was in the ’80’s; I was younger and a bit more crassly idealistic. Having not cared for…
Marshall Crenshaw. At this point, one word sums him up: legend. From his entry into the fray with his now-classic “Someday Someway” to recording some of the most solid albums…
The only thing I experienced last night that was more intense than Tomahawk was the near-Biblical thunderstorm I drove through on the way home.
The Counting Crows frontman prepares to hit the road, and returns from the creative wilderness with a new batch of songs
On his appearance in the new season of “Arrested Development,” the band’s upcoming album, and more
In a week with Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails, Olivia Newton-John shows up to the party as the sober police.
Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Would you rather hear about your stuff than other people’s stuff? Tell…
If you loved the first season of The Killing, you’ll be glad to hear that the show has regained its footing.
On a damp evening at City Winery in New York, a cheerful crowd gathered for the second of three shows featuring Dave Davies of the Kinks. Not having toured in…
Join Popdose for a look back at three decades of Babyface’s wide-ranging influence as a singer, songwriter, and producer.
It’s Friday! Friday! Friday! Time to shuffle up and deal out another Friday Five.
The actor, comedian, and “Fairly Legal” star talks to Popdose about his favorite childhood cartoons.
Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s resident webcomic. Read a new one every Monday and Friday. Click the pic to enlarge. Do you expect everything (except this comic) to be great? Tell us…
Florence Ballard was part of one last hit before she was brutally dismissed from the Supremes
In preparation for the Man Of Steel, let’s look back at the Hunk Of Junk.
Let’s begin with full disclosure, POPDOSE loves Caro Emerald. I discovered the Dutch salsa, jazz, mambo pop supernova while driving through Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2011 and interviewed her a year…
I’m not sure Now You See Me is a real movie—I’m pretty sure it’s part of the massive viral marketing campaign for last weekend’s huge Arrested Development revival. Evidence: it…
Counting down the top eight Nickelodeon shows from the 1980s, the cable network’s first full decade of existence.
A glimpse at the editing process for this column — stop that snickering, you at the back, this thing absolutely does get edited — as we wrap up Disc 4…
From September 2007 to May 2009, The CW served as the home for 31 episodes of one of the most un-CW-like series ever to grace the network’s schedule. Reaper starred…
An interview with Tommy Cantillon about Tommy and the High Pilots’ 2013 release, “Only Human”
Emily Hurd is one of my favorite “discoveries” in the past few years. I have to give credit to longtime music publicist Anne Leighton for putting Hurd’s music on my…
